#355 99% of Grip Athletes Get This Wrong | Jedd Johnson
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Dave Tate
4.9 • 586 Ratings
🗓️ 30 June 2025
⏱️ 124 minutes
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Summary
We welcome Jedd Johnson to this episode of Dave Tate's Table Talk Podcast!
Jedd Johnson is a pioneer in the world of Grip Sport and an influential figure in strength training. Competing in Grip Sport since 2003, Jedd has not only dominated the competitive scene—claiming multiple U.S. and North American Grip Championships—but also held numerous world records in events like the Two Hands Pinch, Silver Bullet, Pickaxe Lift, and more. His hands-on experience and technical mastery have made him one of the most respected names in grip strength.
Since 2005, Jedd has produced a vast library of educational content focused on grip strength, feats of strength, muscle building, and overall athletic development. Whether you're looking to crush grippers, bend steel, or simply build a stronger body, Jedd's resources have guided thousands of lifters worldwide.
Jedd is also a co-founder of the Diesel Crew, a movement that emerged in the early 2000s and helped revolutionize underground strength training. The Diesel Crew blended hardcore gym culture with cutting-edge training insights, leaving a lasting imprint on the strength and conditioning community.
An NSCA-certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist since 2001, Jedd's background spans Olympic weightlifting, powerlifting, and strongman. Though back injuries ultimately pulled him away from full-body strength sports, they redirected his focus entirely to Grip—where he continues to innovate, educate, and compete.
Follow Jedd and his latest grip feats and training content at @jedd.diesel.
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| 0:00.0 | I feel that the overall strength is something that grip athletes are severely missing. |
| 0:05.0 | Generally, the top grip sport competitors are actually very, very strong. |
| 0:10.0 | And they do some kind of combination of just basic strength training. |
| 0:15.0 | One day your hand can just slip right into the right position and angle, |
| 0:18.0 | and all of a sudden you damn near double how much you lifted |
| 0:20.9 | because you figured out one of these technique points it's actually really important and people |
| 0:26.3 | overlook them it's time to sit down it's time to sit down keep keep it real, and cut the bullshit. |
| 0:40.5 | Welcome to Table Talk. |
| 0:42.7 | All right, guys, we're back with another episode of Table Talk. |
| 0:45.1 | My guest today is Jed Napalm Johnson. |
| 0:49.3 | Jed has been a grip sport champion multiple times since 2003, strength coach, diesel crew co-founder |
| 0:58.1 | and founder of Jed's gym in, how do you say the city? |
| 1:01.3 | Why losing? |
| 1:02.3 | Why losing Pennsylvania? |
| 1:03.5 | Pennsylvania. |
| 1:04.7 | And man, we go back a long ways. |
| 1:07.8 | We don't want to say how long it is, but it's been a long ways. |
| 1:11.3 | Yes. |
| 1:11.6 | So it's cool to sit down and speak to you. |
| 1:13.5 | I want to go over, you know, the origins, you know, of how you got into grip. |
| 1:20.0 | I want to get into grip training, but I also want to get into grip training as it applies to sport. |
| 1:25.3 | Because while grip sport is seems like what you're really known for, |
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